A timer can be used to generate an event at specified time intervals.
It can be activated or disabled according to the requirements of the application.
This type of object is visible only in the layout designer. It can also be accessed by programming.
Timers can be used to synchronize database accesses with specific actions, or to trigger regular operations such as refreshing the interface data with the database data.
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the properties,
the events,
the methods.